Newspaper wrapping and labeling machine.



E. T. PETERSON. NEWSPAPER WRAPPING AND LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATIONFILED JAN. 8, 1914. 1, 1 1 3,823. Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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E. T. PETERSON. NEWSPAPER WRAPPING AND LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1914.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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speciflcation of Letters I'atenh Patented Oct. 13, 1914 Applicationfiled January 8, 1914. Serial No. 811,049.

To all whom it may concern: I

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cimarron, in thecounty of Gray and" State of- Kansas, have invented a new and ImprovedNewspaper Wrapping and Labeling Machine, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description. a

This invention relates to wrapping machines or the like and hasparticular refer ence to machines of the class indicated which areadapted to wrap, seal and label automatically newspapers or similararticles. v

One of the objects of the invention is to generally improve this type ofmachinery and make use of a peculiar construction of means forintroducing a paper wrapper into position for cooperation with awrappingfork or yoke, means being provlded to rotate said fork to cause thesimultaneous wrapping of the paper and the wrapper therefor.

Another object of the invention is to improvethe mechanism forcontrolling the application of labels to the wrapping paper previous tothe application thereof to the newspapers.

The foregoing and many other objects of the invention will hereinafterbe more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawingsforming a part of this specification in which like characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the I views, and in which-Figure 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of the invention; Fig.2 is a. vertical longitudinal section substantially on the broken line22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 33; Figs. 4, 5 and 6are vertical transverse sections on the corresponding broken lines ofFig. 2; Fig.

7 is a rear elevation of the operating devices as viewed in thedirection of the arrow 7 in Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a view corresponding toFig. 5 but with the parts in a changed position; Fig. 9 is a detail ofthe wrapper feed rollers showing the pasting and cutting devices; Fig.10 is a detail of the knife carried by one of said rollers; Fig. 11 is aside elevation of the wrapper guide, as it will be seen from theposition indicated by the arrow 11 in Fig. 15, but with the fixed guideremoved; Fig. 12 is a transverse section on the line 12-12 ofFigs. 11and 15; Fig l3 'Be it known that I, ELMER T. Pn'rnnsom' is a plan .viewof a section of the label strip; Figs. 14 and 15 are detail views indifferent positions of the wrapper rollers and guides; Figs. 16, 17 and18 are views showing different stages of progress of the Wrapping of thenewspaper together with the wrap-' per; Figs. 19 and 20 are views, indifferent positions, of the label affixing mechanism; Fig. 21 is a faceview'of a modified form of label strip wheel; Fig. 22 is a plan View ofa section of the label strip adapted for such 1 wheel; Fig. 23 is adiagram in side elevation of a modified form of parts oftheconstruction; and Fig. 24 is a vertical detail view in diagram of aslight modification of the wrapping mechanism. 1

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materials,and the relative sizes and proportions, as well as the general design ofthe mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departingfrom the spirit of the invention hereinafter more fully set forth andspecifically claimed.

By way of brief general description my machine as herein illustratedcomprises a main supporting framework of substantially rectangular formcarrying operating devices adapted to be operated from a single sourceof power and' including devices for feeding newspapers in folded forminto the rolling and wrapping mechanism, means to introduce wrappingpaper to the wrapping mechanism, means to apply an address or a labeltoeach wrapper prior to the time it reaches the wrapping mechanism, andmeans to eject the wrapped paper from the wrapping mechanism.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters I' show a frame 25having an open rectangular'top 26, the samebeing supported upon legs27and of a sufficient height and length to accommodate within thestructure nearly all of the operating parts. The main shaft 28 extendinglongitudinally alongand journaled within the frame is supported thereinby bearings 29, 30 and 31.

At 32 I show a belt operating over a driv ing pulley 33 mounted upon a"short shaft- 34 journaled in the frame at 3'5 and having on its innerend a pinion 36 meshing with and driving a gear 37 connected to the mainshaft. Said power devices thus far described will be understood as beingreferred the elevator.

types of such devices.

- Secured to the short shaft" 34 between the end of the frame and thepulley 33 1s a gear 38, which consequently 1s dr1ven 1n the samedirection as the ulley 33 and pmion 36. Said gear,.throug an idler 39suitably located, drives a 'countershaft 40 through a gear41 also on theoutside of the frame. Said gear 41 meshes with a similar gear 42 mounteduponanother countershaft 42 above the first mentloned countershaft. Said'countershafts carry four pairs of pulleys 44 spaced sl ghtly VBItI-cally from each other and over which as many pairs of conveyer belts 45and 46 opcrate in the direction indicated by the arrows on Fig. 5. Thebelts 46 are shorter than the others and operate over idler pul- ;leys47 mounted on a spindle 48 near the central part of the machine, saidspindle being carried by a pair'of vertically movable blocks 49 guidedin standards 50. The two intermediate belts 45 operate inwardly over aroller 51 connected to a spindle 52, thence to and over rollers 53 nearthe rear portion of the frame, and thence return over another roller 54journaled upon a spindle 55. The s indles 52' and 55 are also journaledin t e blocks 49, and together with the blocks andthe first mentionedspindle 48 constitute what may be termed an elevator. The rollers 51 and54 constitute a pair of grippers whose function will be described below.The outer belts 45 also operate over rollers orulleys 53, said pulleysbeing carried by a s aft 56 carried by the rear ends of arms 57journaled around the shaft 52 and .held in a horizontal position againststop lugs 58 by any suitable means as, for instance, springs 59, saidarms 57 being adapted, therefore, to beelevated with The rear ends ofthe arms 57, however, are adapted, to be deflected downwardly withrespect to the main parts of the belts 45, and a stop finger 60 isprovided to limit the upward movement of suEh ends when the elevator islifted, as shown in Fig. 8.

At 61 I provide a substantially semi-cylindrie'al trough in which thenewspaper, indicated at A, is adapted to be received and rolled asshown'in Figs. 14 to 18. The front or outer end of said trough is 0 onand the rear end is closed by a rotary ead 62 in the nature of a disksecured to a shaft,

to the other end of which is connected a pinion 63 on the rear and outerside of the frame, said shaft being journaled in a beartrough, theirlength being substantially the same as that of the trough. The normalosition of the head and prongs is as shown in Fig. 14, the prongs beingspaced from each other in the vertical plane, and the newspaper isdelivered between them b the belt conveyers above described. The elts,however, operate on opposite sides of the trough 61 as shown in Fig. 3.The prongs 65 are rotated by the head 62 periodically during thecontinuous operation of the power devices, said periodical orintermittent movement of the prongs being effected by any suitablemeans.

Referring to Fig. 7 particularly, I show at 66 a shaft which carries adouble gear member 67 at the rear end thereof on the outside of theframe, said double gear member including two mutilated gears 67 and 67of different sizes. The shaft 66 carries on its inner end a sprocketwheel 68 having a chain connection with a similar wheel 69 connected ona shaft 70 journaled in the frame adjacent the power end thereof anddriven by miter gears 71 from the power shaft 28]. above referred to.The gear 67, likes its companion, is driven continuously from the powerdevices, and has a set of teeth extending partially around its periphcryand coiiperating with the aforesaid pinion 63, whereby, during a portionof the rotation of the shaft 66 the pinion and the prongs will berotated through three or four rotations. The number and location of theteeth on the gear wheel 67 will, of course, be designed to cause therotation of the prongs 65 at a proper time with respect to otherassociated mechanisms.

At B I show a strip of paper to be made into wrappers for the severalnewspapers A, said strip being directed along above the machine from anysuitable source of supply (not shown), and is delivered by means of apair of feed rollers 72 and 72' journaled on parallel horizontal axes toand through a peculiar form of guiding mechanism comprising a fixedmember 73 and a segmental pivoted member 74.

From Figs. 14 and 15, the operation of the guiding devices and theirrelation to the wrapping devices will be clearly understood. The member73 consists of a fiat tubular construction having an open mouth '75 toreceive the wrapper, said wrapper passing downwardly through the memberand being deflected laterally toward the prongs by means of a curvedportion 73, the form of which corresponds to the form of the movablemember 74 having an areshaped fiat tubular member 76 which telescopesover the curved end 73 of the fixed member. The cross sectional form ofthe movable member is shown in Fig. 12.

Referring to Fig. 9 the feed roller 72 is 1 provided with a pasteapplying device or brush 77 which communicates at its inner end with asuitable contained .ina chamber 78. Any suitable number of brushes 77may be employed, and in Fig. l I show three of such brushes inlongitudinal alinement but spaced from each other slightly as shown at77'. wrapper B is cut off in lengths as it passes in between the rollers72 and 7 2, the cutting being effected by means of a knife 79 adapted toproject into a slot 79 roller. Said knife 7 9 may be provided, withteeth, as shown in Fig. 10, if desired. The paste is applied by thebrushes 77 to the wrapper adjacent its upper end, and by reason of thespaces 77 between thebrushes there are left ungummed short portions ofthe wrapper which register, as suggested in Fig. 11, in dotted lines,with ribs or guides 80 of any suitable design or construction,- andconstituting a part of the guiding de vice 74. By this arrangement wetgum, carried by the wrappers does not come into contact with any part ofthe machine. The fixed guide 73 may also be provided with correspondingribs for the same purpose. The feed rollers are mounted upon shafts 81and 82 having gears 83 and 84 in constant mesh with each other and ofthesame size. These wheels and rollers are adapted to be rotatedintermittently by the above described mutilated gear 67 which hasthroughout a portion of its periphery a number of teeth equal to thenumber of teeth of each of said wheels 83 and 84 whereby, for eachcomplete rotation of the gear 67, the rollers w1ll be given one completerotation, delivering a single wrapper into the guiding devices 73 and74. The pivoted member 74 of the guiding devices is mounted upon a rockshaft 85 to which is connected a crank 86 having a connecting rod 87leading to an eccentric 88 fixed to the shaft 82. For each rotation ofthe shaft 82, therefore, the member 7 4 will be given one oscillation.By reason of this oscillation of the member 74, the lower end thereof isadapted to projcctbetween the prongs 65, as shown in Fig. 14, for thepurpose of delivering the forward end of the wrapper B into position tobe gripped between the upper surface of the paper A and the lowersurface of the upper prong when the guide 74 is lifted, as shownin Fig.15, out of the way of the prongs after they start to wrapthe paper andwrapper therearound, as shown in the succeeding figures. The side edgesof the trough 61 cause the paper and wrapper to be rolled togethersnugly, and since the wrapper is longer than the folded newspaper, thegummed end of the wrapper will cooperate with a portion of the samerather. than with the newspaper, as shown in Fig. 18. The position ofthe eccentric 88 is such that the oscillating member 74 will bemainquantity of liquid paste reaches the The d in the opposite as shownin F 1g. 8, which 'tainedin its elevated position while the adapted tosweep along the bottom of the trough 61 just at the time the packageposition shown in Fig. 18, the riving gear 67 for the wrapping prongsbeing inoperative momentarily by reason of an untoothed space 67, givingthe ejector arm an opportunitv to throw the newspaper package from theprongs while said ackage is in the position shown in Fig. 18, utimmediately thereafter the remaining teethof the wheel 67 give a' slightfurther rotationto theprongs so as to restore them to normal position asshown in Fig. 14. The ejector 89 just described cooperates with theabove described gripping rollers 51 and 54, after being elevated orshifted transversely of the hori zontal plane of the axis of thewrapping device, receive the package as it is delivered from the prongsby the ejector arm and in flat position,- the direction of rotation ofsaid rollers continuing the movement of the package, completing thesealing thereof and delivering it to a discharge chute 90 which may leadto any desired point or other conveyer. I K

The ejector arm 89 may variously be mounted and operated by any desiredmechanism. As shown herein it is pivoted at 91 and'is operated by aplunger 92 having pin and slot connection 93 at the lower end of theejector arm. Said plunger 92 is operated in one direction against theten sion of a spring 94 by means of a cam 95 secured to the main powershaft 28. Said cam is comparatively sharp, giving a quick movement ofthe ejector through an antifriction roller, said spring 94 returns theejector arm to its normal position shown in Fig. 5.

The primary object of the elevator above described is to vary thepositions of the rollers '51 and 54 with respect to the newspaper. Byreferring to Figs. 5 and 8 it will be apparent that since the 'rollersalways operatein the same direction and the newspaper is carried intowrapping position by the parts, as shown. in Fig. 5, the lower surfaceof the roller 51 is idle in this position, but when elevated said lowersurface becomes a gripping surface serving to operate the paper in theopposite direction, as shown in Fig. 8; The elevation of the elevator iseffected byv means of cams 96 also carried by the main shaft 28, eachacting upwardly against a roller 97 journaled upon the lower end of theadjacent block 49 of the elevator.

In the preferred form of the invention the addressing of the newspapersis performed by applying printed labels severally to the individualwrappers provided in a strip C, as shown in Fig. 13,

and after passage of the cam B, said labels being on said roller or, asshown in Fig. 22, the

edges of the strip may be notched, as shown at cooperating with acorrespondingly formed roller 101". The label strip C leads from theroller 101 between a pair of paste applying rollers 102 communicatingwith a paste pan 103 and thence the strip is delivered between a pair offeed rollers 1 driven by gearing including a wheel 105 connected to theshaft 100 on the opposite end of the roller from the ratchet wheel. Fromthe feed rollers 104 the strip passes through a cutter 1nclud1ng a fixedmember 106 and the vertically reciprocating knife 107 shown best inFigs. 19 and 20. Said knife constitutes the upper end of a shank pivotedat 108 to a lever 109 pivoted on a fixed part of the frame at 110. Theother end of the lever 109 is pivoted to a yoke 111 which is elevatedperiodically by means of a cam 112 connected to the power shaft 28 andacting upon a roller 113 at the lower end of the yoke. Said yokecomprises two arms extending upwardly on opposite sides of the wrappingpaper B, and said arms carry a pressure roller 114 adapted to cooperatewith the upper surface of the wrapping paper simultaneously with theelevation of the cutter 107, a single label being sheared from the stripC by the upper end of the cutter 107 and by it is applied to the lowersurface of the wrapping paper, as shown in Fig. 20. When the cutterplunger 107 returns downwardly to its normal position, as shown in Figs.3 and 19, a pawl 115 carried by the lower end thereof will actuate theratchet wheel 99 causing the label strip C to move upwardly one step.

In the diagrammatic modification of Fig. 23, the addressing mechanismcomprises an address strip C operating from one drum 116 over a platen117 and an idler 118 to another drum 116 located at any convenientplace. This strip C" may comprise a connected chain of stereotypeaddress plates adapted to be brought successively step by step over theplaten 117 and beneath a guard or plate 119. The wrapping paper Boperates over this plate, and when the yoke 111 with its pressure roller11 1 is depressed, the impression is made upon the wrapper directly fromthe address plate through the guard 119. At 120 I indicate any suitableinking mechanism for applying ink to the address plates as they comealong in turn. This form of the. invention may include wrappingmechanism of the same character as that above described and includingwrapper feed rollers 72 and 72', a driving gear 67, and sprocket gearing68 and 69 driven from any suitable source of power.

The platen I117 may be, operated at a slow speed and in any suitablemanner from the gear 67 through an endless belt 121 operating over alarge wheel 122. The drum 116, in order to taken the strip C and keep ittaut, is operate from the platen roller 117 through a belt 123 which mayhave a slipclutchconnection at 124: with said drum 116 in order tocompensate for the variations ,in diameters of said drum according tothe winding up thereof of said strip.

In Fig. '24 the newspaper is delivered downwardly between the fingers ofl the wrapping device in a direction at right angles to that abovedescribed, and the wrapper paper is delivered through a guide 7 5 so asto'project over one of the fingers, and being in the path of thenewspaper, will be carried thereby downwardly in to the pocket 61 of thetrough. The

ejector mechanism in this form of the inventlon is or may be the same asabove described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a machine of the class set forth,

eluding a head journaled for rotation around a fixed axis, a pair ofspaced prongs secured at one end to said head and parallel to said thecombination of a wrapping device inaxis, means to introduce papersbetween said prongs, saidpaper introducing means in.- cluding aplurality of rollers acting upon the paper to 'carry it between theprongs, and means to shift the rollers transversely of said axis, and anejector arm serving to de liver the paper from wrapping position so asto be grasped by said rollers to deliver the paper from the wrappingdevice.

2'. In a machine of the class set forth, the combination of a wrappingdevice including a pair of parallel prongs spaced from each othernormally in a vertical plane, means to introduce a .paper between saidprongs, said introducing means including a plurality of rollers, meansto elevate said rollers periodically whereby they serve to deliver thepaper after being wrapped, means toactuate the wrapping deviceperiodically, and a quick-acting ejector arm serving to force thewrapped paper from the wrapping device into position to be grasped bysaid'rollers when they are elevated.

3. In a newspaper wrapping machine, the combination of a wrapping deviceincluding a pair of spaced prongs, means to introduce folded papers insuccession between said prongs and to deliver wrapped newspaperstherefrom, said introducing and delivering means including a series ofrollers having axes lying in substantially the same'plane combination ofa horizontal -guide trough, a-

wrapping device comprising a head Journaled for rotation at one end ofsaid trough, and a pair of prongs connected to said head and movablearound an axis coinciding with the axis of said trough, means tointroduce a newspaper along said trough between said prongs, means tointroduce Wrappers into position to be Wrapped, with said newspapers,said last mentioned means including an oscillatory guide member movableinto and out of the path of said prongs, and means to deliver thewrapped papers from the machine.

5. In a newspaper wrapping machine, the combination of a wrappingtrough, wrapping devices operating in conjunction with said trough toform the paper into a roll, means to introduce an addressed and gummedwrapper into association with said.

newspaper whereby it will be wrapped simultaneously with the paper, saidwrapper introducing means including a movable member adapted to moveinto and out of the path of the wrapping device periodically,

and means movable along said trough to start the wrapped paper from themachine,

6. In a newspaper wrapping machine, the combination of a headjournaledon a horizontal axis, a pair of prongs connected to. said headand extending normally in the same vertical plane horizontallytherefrom, means to introduce a newspaper between said prongs, removablemeans to introduce a wrapper between said newspaper and one of saidprongs while said prongs are stationary, and means acting first upon thewrapper introducing means and then upon the head and prongs to firstremove the introducing means out of the path of said prongs andsubsequently to wrap the paper and wrapper together. a

7 In a newspaper wrapping machine, the

combination of a head, a pair of prongs carried by said head, means torotate the head and prongs periodically, means to introduce a newspaperbetween the prongs, movable guide means to introduce a wrapper adjacentsaid newspaper between the prongs, means to operate said guide means,

the last mentioned means being operated in alternation with the meansfor rotatingi tiie prongs, means for applying an address' aird paste tosaid wrapper while on its way to the newspaper, and means to deliver thewrapped paper from the machine.

8. he combination with a wrapping device and means to operate the sameperiodically, of means for introducing a newspaper into, said device,means to introduce a gummed wrapper into position adjacent the newspaperfor simultaneous wrapping therewith, said wrapper introducing meansincluding a pair of feed rollers and guiding devices including fixed andmovable telescopic parts, and means to periodically move the movabletelescopic part in alternation with the operation of the wrappingdevice.

9.'In a newspaper wrapping machine, the combination with a wrappingdevice and means to introduce newspapers in succession thereto, of meansfor introducing 'wrappers in succession to said device for simultaneouswrapping with the newspapers, said wrapper introducing means including apair of rollers, cutting devices associated with the rollers, andguiding devices between the rollers and wrapping device, said. guidingdevices comprising a fixed member and a member telescopic therewith andmovable in an arc of a circle into and out of the path of said wrappingdevice.

.10. In a newspaper wrapping machine, the combination with a wrappingdevice including a pair of spaced prongs and means to introducenewspapers in succession between said prongs, of means to introduceaddressed and gummed wrappers individually into association with theseveral newspapers at the wrapping device, said means including anarc-shaped tubular guide member pro ectable between the prongs, andmeans to act on said member and wrapping device in succession wherebythe movable guide member will be out of the path of the wrapping devicewhile the latter is in operation.

11. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination with awrapping device and means to introduce newspapers thereto in succession,of means to introduce wrappers to said wrapping device whereby they maybe wrapped simultaneously with the several newspapers, said/wrapperintroducing means including a pair of rollers, paste applying devicescarried by said rollers, cutting devices for severing the individualwrappers, and guiding devices directing the wrappers from the rollers tothe wrapping device, said guiding devices including means to prevent thepaste carried by the wrappers from coming into contact with themechanism.

12. In a newspaper wrapping machine,

the combination of a head journaled for rotation around a fixed axis, apair of rotating the prongs, means for applying an address and paste tosaid wra per while on its way to, the newspaper, an means to deliver thewrapped paper from the machine.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ELMER THEODORE PETERSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLIE M. DILLMON,

JOHN T. HATCH.

